Scientists have found a new method to detect elusive supermassive black hole binaries
Supermassive black hole binaries where the black holes are separated by short distances are extremely hard to find.
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Scientists pointed radio telescopes at exoplanet K2-18b to scan for alien signals—here's what they found
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico and the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa were employed for the project.
8 hours ago
Could we possibly catch up with 3I/ATLAS? A daring new plan says 'yes'
The plan aims to launch a spacecraft directed towards the comet in 2035.
1 day ago
Dusty galaxies from the universe's far edges show star formation had begun earlier than suspected
The discovery made by a large research team challenges the existing models of the universe.
2 days ago
Astronomers have figured out how space 'snowmen' are formed
The objects shaped like snowmen are born naturally under gravitational collapse.
3 days ago
James Webb Space Telescope maps Uranus’s upper atmosphere for the first time ever
The telescope detected a faint glow from molecules in the planet's upper atmosphere.
3 days ago
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detects a faint galaxy that is almost entirely dark matter
Hubble was aided in this hunt by the ESA's Euclid and the ground-based Subaru telescope.
7 days ago
Astronomers have discovered a unique planetary system where planets are arranged 'inside out'
The fourth planet in the system is a rocky world, while the second and third ones are gas planets.
Feb 16, 2026
A Jupiter-family comet stuns scientists by abruptly reversing its spin after perihelion
Predicted to reach perihelion again in 2028, it will give astronomers a chance to get additional insights.
Feb 16, 2026
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the 'clearest' image yet of Egg Nebula
As the name suggests, the nebula looks like a yolk hidden inside an opaque egg white.
Feb 13, 2026
Massive gas giants in an alien star system may have formed the same way as Jupiter
The planets orbit a star around 133 light-years away from Earth.
Feb 11, 2026
A gamma-ray burst raged on for seven hours. A researcher, who was behind its discovery, explains how.
Eliza Neights, a researcher at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, cited a 'helium merger' as the cause behind the GRB.
Feb 10, 2026
NASA’s SPHEREx images 3I/ATLAS again, detects organic molecules in the interstellar comet
SPHEREx tracked the interstellar comet as it grew considerably brighter after perihelion.
Feb 5, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures the farthest galaxy ever detected
James Webb Space Telescope captures MoM-z14, a galaxy from just 280 million years after the Big Bang.
Jan 29, 2026
Scientists unveil the clearest image of the dark universe yet: 'The dream has come true'
Studying the dark energy in the universe requires the mapping of thousands of galaxies and detecting various patterns of the cosmos.
Jan 28, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observes young star ejecting common Earth crystals
JWST reveals EC 53 protostar forges silicates in a hot disk and sends them out through "cosmic highways."
Jan 27, 2026
Supermassive black hole from early universe stuns scientists with rapid growth and extreme brightness
The Subaru Telescope discovered a unique quasar that was shining bright in two kinds of waves despite its continuous growth.
Jan 23, 2026
South Pole Telescope detects unexpected intense stellar flares in the heart of the Milky Way
This discovery opens new doors for millimeter astronomy.
Jan 22, 2026
Hubble Space Telescope captures powerful stellar explosion lighting up nearby clouds
HH 80/81, as captured by the Hubble telescope in the latest image, are the brightest Herbig-Haro (HH) objects known to exist.
Jan 20, 2026
Astronomers observe a black hole coming back to life after 100 million years of silence
The phenomenon was seen in the radio galaxy J1007+3540.
Jan 19, 2026